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Biomedical Research Newsletter from AMSNY: April 2018

Apr

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2018

Highlights

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Five Stem Cell Projects Funded by NYSTEM

Five projects led by researchers at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have been funded by the New York State Stem Cell Science program (NYSTEM) through Investigator Initiated Research Projects and Innovative, Developmental or Exploratory Activities in Stem Cell Research grants. Take a closer look.

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell: Physician Team Performs First Robotic Surgery of its Type in North America

After learning that her sister had breast cancer, Elodie Trouche, 45, a native of France who now resides in Nyack, NY, decided to be tested for the potentially life-threatening BRCA gene in 2015. A positive test result catapulted Ms. Trouche into action. She decided to have a preventive double mastectomy – but on her terms. Take a closer look.

Cancer

By combining data on pathology images of 13 types of cancer and correlating that with clinical and genomic data, a Stony Brook University-led team of researchers are able to identify tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), called TIL maps, which will enable cancer specialists to generate tumor-immune information from routinely gathered pathology slides. Take a closer look.

In a study published online in Science Translational Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers report that an experimental peptide (small protein) drug shows promise against the often-lethal cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and describe how the drug works at the molecular level. Take a closer look.

Material left out of common processes for sequencing genetic material in cancer tumors may actually carry important information about why only some people respond to immunotherapy, possibly offering better insight than the type of material that is being sequenced, according to a study by Mount Sinai researchers published on April 3 in Cell Reports.Take a closer look.

Stem Cell

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Adult-Like Heart Muscle Grown from Human Stem Cells

Cardiology

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Research Suggests Alternative Treatment for Beta Blocker Intolerant Heart Attack Patients

Beta blockers have become a prescription drug staple for recovering heart attack patients. However, these blood pressure-reducing medications cannot be tolerated by many patients who are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease, including those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, the elderly, and diabetics. Take a closer look.

Neurology

Could a small saliva sample aid in the early diagnosis of autism? Researchers at Upstate Medical University believe they are getting close to making this a reality. Take a closer look.

NYU School of Medicine:Study Shows How Moms’ Brains Are Hard-Wired to Gather Young

A mother’s “basic instinct” to grab her wandering offspring and return them to the nest depends on a specific set of brain cell signals, a new study in mice finds. Take a closer look.

Other Studies

New York Medical College Researcher Finds Psychological Stress May Contribute to Metabolic Disease

Stress has long been associated with multiple health problems including heart disease, insomnia and depression, but a recent study conducted in collaboration between New York Medical College (NYMC) and the Biomedical Research Center of Slovak Academy of Sciences suggests that when it comes to your health, not all stress is created equal. Take a closer look.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of human anatomy with implications for the function of all organs, most tissues, and the mechanisms of most major diseases. Take a closer look.

Albany Medical College: New Molecular Target Could Help Ease Asthma

Researchers at UC Davis Health and Albany Medical College have shown that the protein vascular endothelial growth factor A – or VEGFA – plays a major role in the inflammation and airway obstruction associated with asthma. Take a closer look.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Mount Sinai-Led Task Force Identifies Ways U.S. Health Care Systems Can Learn From the World

Millions of Americans have the same life expectancy as the American national average in the 1970s, according to a new task force report from the Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Take a closer look.

Other News

Weill Cornell Medicine: The Entrepreneurs

As Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, sees it, the programs that Weill Cornell Medicine has established in recent years to nurture the evolution of faculty research into new patient therapies aren’t just innovative. Together, he says, they add up to something unique in the history of academia. Take a closer look.